Canceled: Jeff Smith explores ‘Ferguson in Black and White’ March 23
Note: Jeff Smith’s talk has been canceled due to a weather-related travel delay. There are currently no plans to reschedule his presentation.
Jeff Smith, an urban policy professor and former Missouri state senator,
will discuss “Ferguson in Black and White” at 7 p.m. Monday, March 23,
in Anheuser-Busch Hall’s Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom at Washington University in St. Louis.
Firms of a feather flock together – to benefit economic development
Coffee shop encounters could lead to new business ideas.Clustering similar firms in a relatively small geographic area is a common economic development tactic. Research from a business professor at Washington University in St. Louis shows the strategy is most effective when companies are within 500 meters of each other. After that, the benefits of proximity quickly lose its power.